Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-06-01
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE STAUN.
TON FEMALE SEMINARY.

The Art Exhibition of the Staunton Female
Seminary Rev. James Willis, A. NJ, Principal,
was held Saturday, May 2Sth, the doors being
open from 10 q. m. to p. m. Large numbers
| OF visitors attended, and the oil-paintings and
crayons-some $50 in number-of the Art class
were much admired. The paintings that at
tracted the most attention were "Evangeline,"
by Miss Henkel, Virginia, and "a scene on the
Cheat River,' by Miss Whitehead Virginia.
| Among the crayons, "Pharaoh's horses" by
Miss M Funkhouser, may be mentioned as es-
peciaily worthy OF note.
On sunday evening at g. the Commencement
Sermon was preached by Rev. ]. A. Snyder of
New Market. He took as his text, Ex w., "a
and delivered an impressive discourse warn.
ing the young ladies that. however greatly
they might be endowed by birth or education.
II the divine influence were wanting their lives
must be wasted. Rev. Snyder was assisted in
the services by Rev. Spiggle, OF Mt. Tabor, and
v. R. Stickley, OF Middlebrook.
The Concert and Awarding Honors took place
May 5Oth, at p. m. Although the weather was
lnciement, the Chapel OF the Institute in
Whlch the exercises were held, was filled to
overlooking with the friends and relatives of
the scholars. The opening prayer was made by
Rev. V.R.Stickley, ofMiddlebrook, after which
programme, mainly musical, was rendered.
Although the teacher of vocal music had been
| sick for month past and unable TO attend to
her duties. the young ladies acquitted them
selves mos admirably.
The "Mocktng Bird vocal solo and trio,
oy Miss vaughan and Misses Engleman and
Rieser. received a well-deserved encore
The piano solos of Misses Shelton, Sites. and
S1eg showed careful training in instrumental
music. and were finely rendered.
ssSea the Pala Moon uocoI d,,at bx, atf.oo,
Rieser and Vaughan received warm applause,
while "Willum's Watermillionp as dec,aimed
by request by Miss Annie Glare, fairly drought
down the house" and the audience could not
De satisfied until that young lady had given
them another exhibition of her powers, which
she did in very laughable rendition of "Old
Grimes 81, Al performed their parts well. and
In part II of the programme the following
gold medals were awarded:
For department during the four years course
Miss Vaughan, Va.
For Art, Miss J Henkel, Virginia, Miss
Whitehead, Va.
For languages, Miss Vaughan. Va.
FOR Improvement in vocal music, Miss A
For instrumental music Miss M Sieg Va
and Miss Sites, Va.
A diploma OF graduation in Dunsmore's
Business College. together with a medal for ex-
cellence in that department. was awarded by
Prof Dunsmore to Miss A Glare, Va.
Prizes in the Preparatory Department were
awarded Miss J Doom and Miss B Tanner.
Diplomas of full graduation were awarded
Miss Vaughan. Va, and Miss A Rieser, Ga.
2Dlploma of Gradua alton in the School OF Eng
!lsh and French was awarded Miss NJ Smith,
Va.
Testimonials of Distinction were awarded to
the following young ladies who had attained
grade OF not less than IS 200 being the maxi
mum) In completed various studies
Misses Mamie Smith, Sallie Vaughan, Berthe
Hoover, Georgia Hoover, Minnie Riley, Mamie
Sieg, Alice Towberman, Georgia Boggs, Lizzie
Shepp, Leta Swink, Lizzie Huffman, Annie
johnston, CDaIQDl6 Mari. Ida Doom Lizzie
Fienner Roxio Reeves, Julia Henkel, Mary
Funkhouser, Rosa Kinzley, BERTHE Trlbbett,
Bessie Tanner, Rosa Mcintosh Mary Baylor,
Leila Johnston, Eulalia Whitehead, Hattie
Haleman; Annie Rieser, Fannie shelton, Lucy
Smart. Eveline Kinney, Julia Coiner, Ella
Sites, Lima FultZ, Florence Landes, Anna Glare,
Mittie Glen, Ella Bartlett, Otta Engleman.
After the awarding of honors, etc. 'Selec-
tons from 'Olivette'" were rendered by Miss L.
Flenner, Washington, d. c., and class.
The exercises concluded with the benediction
by Rev, j. A, SNYDER,